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King of Jordan meets Saudi Crown Prince in NEOM
ALBAWABA- Jordan’s King Abdullah II arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for talks with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Jordanian Royal Court announced. He was accompanied by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II. The Saudi...

Foreign ministers of 31 Arab, Islamic countries, Arab League, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Cooperation Council for Arab States secretaries-general condemn Israeli PM's 'Greater Israel' statements
DOHA: The Foreign Ministers of the State of Qatar, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the People's Republic of Bangladesh, the Republic of Chad, the United Republic of the Comoros,...

Labubus Remain King Of The Collectibles, StockX Reports
Labubu dolls sold by Chinese toymaker Pop Mart are setting sales records on online resale marketplace StockX, and sales in June were more than double what they were in January, StockX reported today. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP) (Photo by PEDRO...

Technical education shapes Jordan’s future
Hasan Dajah In light of the rapid transformations taking place globally, the relationship between higher education and the labor market has become more complex and intertwined than ever before. The digital age, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution...
Israel ‘committing ethnic cleansing’
Saudi Arabia’s cabinet yesterday condemned Israel’s decision to expand military operations in the Gaza Strip saying that Israel is committing ‘ethnic cleansing’ against the Palestinians. The cabinet held a session in NEOM chaired by Saudi Crown...

US, Jordan offer support to Syria in upholding Sweida ceasefire
AMMAN: Syrian and Jordanian foreign ministers and a US envoy agreed on Tuesday to form a working group to help Damascus uphold a ceasefire in Sweida province, rocked by recent sectarian clashes. In a joint statement issued after a meeting in...

Jordan: ACT extends partnership with Tkiyet Um Ali for 9th consecutive year
AMMAN — The Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) on Sunday renewed its partnership with Tkiyet Um Ali (TUA), marking the 9th year in a row of a “successful” collaboration. This partnership amplifies the distribution of food parcels to beneficiaries...

US, Jordan offer Syria support in upholding Sweida ceasefire
Syrian and Jordanian foreign ministers and a U.S. envoy agreed on Tuesday to form a working group to help Damascus uphold a ceasefire in Sweida province, rocked by recent sectarian clashes. In a joint statement issued after a meeting in Amman,...

What's next for the Muslim Brotherhood?
Support for the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan surged at the start of the war on Gaza. Pictured: a demonstration in Amman, 10 October 2023. (Photo: Picture Alliance/Laith Al-jnaidi/Anadolu) An official ban on the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan has...

Religion news 11 August 2025
Tensions spilling over in British Jewish community over Gaza A rally in London following a march of an estimated 5,000 people demanding the release of the Israeli hostages, was disrupted, when the co-heads of Progressive Judaism, Rabbis Charley...

AI as Driver for Financial Inclusion in Jordan: An Academic Perspective
(The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Al-Fanar Media). In an era of accelerating digital transformation, technology is no longer merely a tool for entertainment or efficiency, but a...

Foreign Minister Receives Delegation of Jordanian Graduates from Bulgarian Universities
On August 12, Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev received a delegation representing the Jordanian Association of Bulgarian University Graduates, consisting of Haider Ibrahim Mustafa, chair of the Board of Directors, Nabil Al Bakri, coordinator of the...

Jordan-Syria-US meeting underway to support 'Syria reconstruction'
Jordan will host Syria reconstruction talks with Damascus and the US, after the World Bank approved $146 million for electricity sector rehabilitation and recovery. The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Sunday that Jordan will...

Jordanian Armed Forces Announce Need to Recruit Males Who Passed High School
The General Command of the Jordanian Armed Forces – Arab Army / Directorate of Personnel Affairs has announced its need to recruit a number of males holding a General Secondary Education Certificate (pass) to join military community colleges...

Saudi Arabia Slams Israel’s Gaza Takeover Plan, Ethnic Cleansing and Starvation of Palestinians
The Saudi government strongly condemned on Tuesday Israel’s plan to take over the Gaza Strip, accusing it of “ethnic cleansing and starvation of Palestinian civilians”. It warned that the “international community and United Nations Security...

King Hussein Business Park: Attracting Quality Investments to Support the National Economy
Ammar Ezzeddin, CEO of King Hussein Business Park, emphasized that the park is striving to accelerate the implementation of the upcoming expansion phase to attract quality investments that will bolster the national economy.اضافة اعلان In an...

Tristan Rogers, who played super spy Robert Scorpio on 'General Hospital,' dies at 79
Tristan Rogers, who played legacy character Robert Scorpio on ABC's "General Hospital," died Friday at age 79, less than a month after he made a special appearance on the soap opera. "The entire 'General Hospital' family is heartbroken to hear of...
Crystal Peoples-Stokes, Blake Washington, Lea Webb: SUNY's EOP Program offers future leaders opportunity when college seems out of reach
On a sweltering summer day in August on an otherwise quiet UAlbany campus, a more than half-century-old tradition was unfolding. Students participating in SUNY’s Arthur O. Eve Educational Opportunity Program were busy getting acclimated to campus...

31 Arab, Islamic countries, Arab League, OIC, GCC condemn so-called 'Greater Israel Vision'
Doha, Qatar: The foreign ministers of 31 Arab and Islamic countries, and the secretaries-general of the Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), condemned in the strongest terms the statements...

Muslim nations join global condemnation of Israel’s Gaza takeover plan
Arab and Muslim nations join a global firestorm of outrage, slamming Israel’s deadly plan to tighten its grip on Gaza by occupying Gaza City, denouncing it as a ruthless continuation of a “war of extermination.” Saudi Arabia on Friday was among...